Welcome on the sunny Costa Barcelona

Barcelona is in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula on the Mediterranean. By size and population it is the second largest city in Spain. It is the capital of Catalonia, one of the autonomous communities of the country and the official language of this region is Catalan.
Over 1.5 million people live in the city itself but the total population of the greater Barcelona area is around 4 million. The history and cultural traditions of the capital of Catalonia have been shaped by the Mediterranean. The documented history of the city starts from around 200BC with the formation of Roman colonies.
Modern Barcelona combines many areas from different periods of history. The oldest part of the centre, the Goti quarter, lies in the southeast of the city. The nerve centre of Barcelona is the Plaza de Catalunya. The Ramblas runs from here to the Kolumbus place. Then the Avenida del Parallel runs from there to the Plaza de Espanya, where are the exhibition halls of the "Fira de Barcelona". From the avenue Reina Maria Cristina there is a wonderful view of the national palace on the hill of Montjuic, where for the 1992 Olympic games different sports sites were created and/or transformed. The "Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes" runs from the west to the east. Running through the "Eixample area" (Ensanche), which dates back to the late 19^th century, are the "Passeig de Gracia" (from the south to the north) and the Avenida diagonal. In the northwest of the city are the residential areas of Sarria, Bonanova and Pedralbes.
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Spain, Costa Barcelona